Guest post from Pat Calitri, Business Unit Executive, Financial Close Management, IBM Business Analytics
Part 1 - The Need for a Single Source of Truth
Disclosure Management is now firmly established as an essential step in the financial close process but few organizations have learned to tap into its true potential on an enterprise... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Eser Kandogan, IBM Research
Big Data is getting much of the attention these days. However, I think it should be "Big Questions" that should get all that much deserved attention.
We should stop being data-centric and start becoming question-centric. That is after all what people are trying to... [Continue Reading]

First Tennessee Bank had a problem.
Every month, it would send out a mass mailing designed to get customers to purchase a bank service they were not already using, such as a checking account or CD that had limited success.
By implementing a predictive analytics solution, First Tennessee... [Continue Reading]

If I only knew then, what I know now!
I was out running errands in Chicago and happened to drive near the campus of DePaul University . It was move-in day for all of the new and returning students.
I have to admit, I was a little jealous. College was spectacular – I would love to go back and... [Continue Reading]

What is the biggest buzzword in the IT market today?
Cloud? SoLoMo? Gamification?
What about Big Data ? Everyone is jumping on the big data bandwagon. And for good reason.
According to industry analyst Colin White from BI Research (pictured) , “Big data is more than just... [Continue Reading]

IBM today announced the newest version of IBM SPSS Statistics software , its integrated family of products that addresses the entire analytical process, from planning to data collection to analysis, reporting and deployment.
The new enhancements in IBM SPSS Statistics v21 ensure that the most advanced... [Continue Reading]

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